The Municipality of Milas has announced that as the flames have approached Bayırköy, the teams have stepped up their efforts around the Yeniköy Thermal Power Plant. The Municipality has announced that 16,009 hectares of land have burned so far.

After Ziya Selçuk resigned from office, Prof. Mahmut Özer has been appointed as Turkey’s new Minister of National Education. President and ruling AKP Chair has also appointed three deputy ministers.

As Southeast Europe is currently experiencing heatwave conditions, the fire danger remains high in the area, especially across much of Turkey and around the Mediterranean, according to the CAMS.

While 191 fires that broke out in Turkey’s 44 provinces in 10 days have been taken under control, one person in Muğla and seven people in Antalya have lost their lives so far, along with several other losses of animals’ lives.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 245 thousand tests were conducted, 24,297 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 108 people died of the disease and 571,860 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

“Olive trees are in danger”, “Dogs, cats… There are no living creatures left”, “Our neighboring villages were on fire, we saved them”, “If planes had worked till the evening, the fire would have died out…” 13 neighborhood heads from Manavgat speak to bianet.

A citizen grazing cattle in the area found the dead body of the unidentified refugee from Afghanistan in the evening hours. The body has been taken to the Van Regional Training and Research Hospital for autopsy.

Speaking about the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Diyarbakır, Medical Chamber Chair Turan says, “The number of inpatients has hit 300. We have 80 patients in intensive care. 85 percent of intensive care patients are unvaccinated.”

The coal-fired plant was evacuated last night and all flammable materials in the plant were removed.

Turkey's legal framework, which should guarantee minimum protection for refugees from Afghanistan, is rarely put into practice. Instead, they have to rely on the support of non-governmental organizations.

The forest fire in Muğla’s Milas has reached the thermal power plant. While the power plant has been evacuated, the wind has made it difficult to intervene in the fire. The Defense Ministry has announced that people have been taken to safe places.

According to the latest statement about the forest fires raging across Turkey, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Pakdemirli has announced that 16 fires are still continuing in seven provinces while 167 fires in 33 provinces have been taken under control.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 262 thousand tests were conducted, 26,822 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 122 people died of the disease and 261,863 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

Transitioning to a sustainable and resilient food system in response to the climate crisis requires recognizing food as a right and adopting the principles of food sovereignty.

Mehmet Oktay, the Mayor of Marmaris in Muğla, has said that two firefighting helicopters came to the district this morning, but the fires are still raging in two spots.

Karayol reports from Muğla’s Turunç neighborhood: “I think due to the shortage of aerial vehicles, firefighting planes or helicopters have to leave the area without fully extinguishing the fire. They slow down its speed and move on to another region.”

Munzur Preservation Committee (DEDEF), the Aegean Environment and Culture Platform (EGEÇEP) and the Ankara and İzmir Associations of People from Dersim have released a joint statement about the ongoing fires.

The General Directorate of Forestry has announced that 174 forest fires broke out across Turkey in the last eight days; 14 of them are still raging.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 250 thousand tests were conducted, 24,832 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 126 people died of the disease and 258,034 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

Speaking to bianet about the ongoing forest fires in Muğla’s Milas, journalist Coşkun Efendioğlu says, “We cannot talk about a fully extinguished fire here.”